Obituaries for Sunday, Nov. 29

ARIAS — Jorge Arias, 65, of Hanford died Nov. 18. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 30 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Rosary: 6 p.m. Nov. 30 at the church. Mass: Noon Dec. 1 at the church. Arrangements: Thomas-Robinson Funeral Home in Selma.

ASH — Anthony David Ash, 44, of Fresno died Nov. 22. He was the owner and operator of Ash Enterprises. Celebration of Life: 10 a.m. Dec. 4 at Northside Christian Church, NYC Building. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

BOYD — Marilynn Gail Boyd, 76, of Fresno died Nov. 22. She was a homemaker. Service: 1 p.m. Dec. 1 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma.

BROWN — Donald Brown, 85, of Fresno died Nov. 20. He was a carpenter. Graveside: 10 a.m. Dec. 1 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

COULOURIANOS — Shirley Ann Coulourianos, 83, of Clovis died Nov. 25. She was a homemaker for 61 years. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 1 at Farewell Funeral Service. Service: 10:30 a.m. Dec. 2 at Calvary Worship Center. Remembrance: Fresno Rescue Mission, 310 G St., Fresno, CA 93706.

DECKER — William Decker, 84, of Reedley died Nov. 20. He was a farmer. Graveside: 2 p.m. Dec. 1 at Reedley Cemetery. Arrangements: Farewell Reedley Arrangement Center.

EDWARDS — Dovie Inez Edwards, 90, of Bryant, Ark., formerly of Fresno, died Nov. 21. She was a financial clerk for 40 years. No services will be held. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

ELLSWORTH — Florence “Betty” Elizabeth Ellsworth, 82, of Oakhurst died Nov. 13. She was a retired eligibility worker. Memorial: 11 a.m. Dec. 7 at Oakhurst Lutheran Church. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

ESPINOZA CEJA — Jose Alfredo Espinoza Ceja, 62, of Fresno died Nov. 18. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 1 at Yost & Webb Chapel. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at the chapel. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Dec. 2 at St. John’s Cathedral.

HIGGINS — Rev. Myrl Lee Higgins, 88, of Stockton, formerly of Fresno, died Nov. 26. She was a retired pastor of the Gospel Lighthouse Pentecostal Church. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 2 at Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. Dec. 3 at The Gospel Lighthouse Pentecostal Church. Remembrances: The Gospel Lighthouse, 1911 W. Church Ave., Fresno, CA 93706; or Stephanie Byars Memorial Scholarship Fund, 8807 Thornton Road, Suite M, Stockton, CA 95209.

MASTRANGELO — Theresa M. Mastrangelo, 88, of Visalia died Nov. 22. She was a supervisor. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 1 at Smith Family Chapel in Exeter. Mass: 9 a.m. Dec. 2 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

McLAUGHLIN — Dennis H. McLaughlin, 65, of Clovis died Nov. 23. He was a state compensation insurance company claims adjuster for 11 years. Graveside: 12:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 1 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1880 E. Gettysburg Ave. Remembrance: American Cancer Society, attn: Prostate Cancer, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 202, Fresno, CA 93726. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

PIETRO — Catherine Marie Pietro, 56, of Raisin City died Nov. 24. She was a tax examiner. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Nov. 30 at Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home. Graveside: 1 p.m. Dec. 1 at Raisin City Cemetery.

PUGH — Milton Dwayne Pugh, 85, of Fresno died Nov. 17. He was a retired sales manager for Firestone Tire & Rubber Inc. Celebration of Life: 11:30 a.m. Nov. 30 at The Bridge Church. Remembrances: The Bridge Church, The Casa Shalom, 3438 E. Ashlan Ave., Fresno, CA 93726; World Impact Ministries, 1955 Broadway St., Fresno, CA 93721; Hume Lake Christian Camp, 5545 E. Hedges Ave., Fresno, CA 93727. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

RIPPEE — Cecil Rippee, 92, of Clovis died Nov. 19. He was a self-employed farmer. Graveside: 10 a.m. Dec. 1 at Reedley Cemetery. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

ROBBINS — Marilyn Ann Robbins, 65, of Fresno died Nov. 13. She was a preschool teacher. Memorial: 10 a.m. Dec. 4 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel.

STEWART — Marilyn Lee Stewart, 80, of Clovis died Nov. 22. She was a paralegal. Memorial: 2 p.m. Dec. 4 at The Life Cathedral. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

TALAMANTEZ — Robert Jessie Talamantez, 44, of Fresno died Nov. 16. He was a construction worker. Service: 11 a.m. Nov. 30 at The Word. Arrangements: Enrique Reade Family Funeral Home in Fowler.

TOWNE — Frances Margaret Geisler Towne, 102, of Fresno died Nov. 20. She was a retired teacher. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 12 at Scottish Rite Cathedral. Remembrances: Fresno Scottish Rite Language Disorders Clinic, 1455 L St., Fresno, CA 93721; or Phi Beta Psi-Delta Zeta Chapter, 551 E. Menlo Ave., Fresno, CA 93710. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light.

WAHLBERG — Julia Randolph Wahlberg, 97, of Fresno died Nov. 24. She was an artist. Private service. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

This story was originally published November 28, 2015 at 9:03 AM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, Nov. 29."